Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11


j. S. Harris. general live stock agent Of
TIE Texas and Pacific, is in his new quar-
ters in the Pythisn Temple building,
where ne invites his stockmen friends to
call ard see him,
The Butchers Union expects to see the
meat inspection ordinance passed ct the
next meeting of the City Council and an
Inspector appointed. The members claim
such inspection is more than ever neces-
sary in summer.
Colonel L. D. Vosk, the general live
stock agent OF the Missouri Pacific who
aas established his headquarters at Fort
Worth, is now in St. Louis, but will be
home in few days to tell the csttlemen
about rates. The Missouri Pacific is be-
.Dg thoroughly equipped for stock BUSH
ness.
Captain J. C. Richardson on Yesterday
shipped by the Texas and Pacific for
Chicago eighteen cars of beef cattle that
averaged upwards of 1000 pounds. j.
W. Coru had three cars, w. Y. Hunter
one car, Roe & Elliott twelve cars, Hack
EFT & Richardson two cars. They will
go through in fast time.
An Australian paper says Johnson grass
sorghum halypense) has been tried with
eightV-siS other varieties of grasses dur
ing the past season at Dookir Victoria
experimental farm, and the manager Is of
the opinion that il IS the most likely Of
them all to afford feed in hot and dry
districts when ordinary grasses have
been burnt up,
The Husbandman published in New
York shows by the following that 9
drouth is being experienced: "Another
short grass crop admonishes the farmers
20 make some other provision for fodder
before it is too late 10 provide substi-
tutes. If no wsy may be found to meet
by due provision Of moisture disastrous
drOuths in May and June, then farming
must become more hazardous than games
at cards.
An exchange says: Sorghum fed to
mich cows in g green condition, before
the seed has ripened, is an excellent
milk-producing food, not only causing q
large flow of tactical fluid, but also of eX-
CeNEnt quality, and this statement is
equally true of the well cured fodder. It
is truly the dailyman's friend, and sup
ported by a few pounds of corn meal and
> 4,
81 the same time maintaining the vitality
OF your milk herd in full force and vigor
The Union Stock Yards project is still
receiving the attention of resident stock
men and citizens. Colonel r. E. Maddox
is ST work securing subscriptions to the !
capital stock. He said yesterday that in |
D few days the committee having the mat |
ter in charge would have something def
mite TO report. There is g determination |
expressed by 8 number of Stockmen who |
live here that the effort must not be |
failure, but that extensive and perfect |
stock yards must be established st the |
stock center of TeXaS-Fort Worth.
A French veterinary surgeon, Mr. |
Valdemar, IRON observations made on
cows after the operation of spGying
had been performed, concludes that the |
effect seems 10 be that it produces q
more abundant supply of milk, which |
acquires at the same time greater
richness IN quality, resulting in the |
following advantages to the dairymsn:
First, an increase OF one-third in guam
titY OF milk; second, certainty of having
uniform quality; third, cow is not eX-
posed to the accidents that often occur
when she is in season; fourth, as she will
not generate, all the accidents of gesta-
ton and calviug are avoided; fifth, great
er disposition to fatten when milk fails or
the owner wishes TO part with her.
In regard to improved cattle cars the
New Mexico Stock Grower has the fol-
lowing: "The shrinkage of g 9O0-pound |
steer that is shipped in the common box
car used by the railways of the range
country for the transportation of beef On
the lOof, averages in round numbC~S 100
pounds. This, at the low market value
OF cents, means a loss on g train load
Of $1,000, to which may be added one
AfIh of cent d pound on the steer on
8Ccount of his generally bruised and fe-
veTiSh condition when he arrives in mar
het from the hardships of travel. In
other words, the shipper has sacrificed
$500 on each steer h markets from the
southwest, 10 the ruinOus policy Of the
railroads in imposing upon him
the common car. The improved csr
which the shipper wants, but which
the railroads are 10th to haul for him at
anVtling less thsn nearly pTOhibitive
rates, will ssve TO the producer this
enormous loss now entaiIed by the pres
ent methods of transportation. This
matter OF transportation should be made
G subject of earnest attention on tire part
of all cattlemen, for it means the reCov-
cry of g portion of the profits of the
business that are being disspated in vari
GUS channels. An article OF prime neces-
sity like the improved car must take the
place of the death pens now used. Dis
examinations may be made against them
bv the railroad companies, but they will
keep coming to the front until they will
Dc placed ct the disposal of the live stock
shipper as readily as the old-fashioned
car now is,
W. ". Finley, general freight agent OF
the Texas and Pacific, has issued circu-
lar, under date of June l, 10 agents in
regard to the Arizona quarantine laws;
1t sets forth that the Legislature Of Ari-
iona has enacted law that no railroad
company shall transport between the lst
of April and the Ist of December of any
year within the territory any cattle
capable of communicating what is
known as splenic or Spanish fever,
and that any officer, agent or